I just don't want everything to work out the way she thinks it's supposed to. I don't want her warped MLC logic to be validated by success.
You know what I see up there ^^^^^^ a scared and angry man that is trying to control the sitch. If I can see it….so can she. How do you think you can change this?
Brubeck, the language you use to describe your situation suggests you view your relationship with your wife as a war right now and your main goal is winning the war itself, not winning her. That makes her the enemy. You will never get what YOU want if you continue with this attitude. Because as long as you treat her as your enemy, she has zero reason to do anything but do things the way she wants to, however illogical. No one does something for their enemy. Your logic is warped right now too if you think otherwise.